Recorded 1966–2017 Girls' name Peak 1966 27 births

Heleen — girls' name

27 babies named Heleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s62000s162010s5
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Heleen was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

6 babies were named Heleen in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Heleen between 1966 and 2017, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heleen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heleen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heleen at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

27

Since 1966

52 years of records

Peak year

1966

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1966

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2017

Heleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1966

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1966)
6
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4.555.566.5 20172008200220011966 6

Heleen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 59% of Heleen's all-time total
1960s62000s162010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heleen?
27 babies have been named Heleen since 1966. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1966 with 6 births.
When was Heleen most popular?
Heleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Heleen been used?
Heleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 52 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Heleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Helen, Helena, Helene, Hellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.